Stay up to date with the latest in college basketball recruiting news. First Round. Final Four: ... College Basketball Scores. 1 UMass 92, No. CBSSports.com is your college basketball scores and news source. UNLV 77, Duke 79, Kentucky 103, Duke 104, UNC 54, Kansas 53, NC State 54, Houston 52. 16 UCF 70; No. 9 Stanford 66, No. 1996 College Basketball NCAA Tournament. 8 Bradley 58; No. NCAA college basketball coverage at CBSSports.com. National Champion: Kentucky. 1996 NCAA tournament: Scores, results. The 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. East Regional No. NCAA Tournament. A total of 63 games were played. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena (now known as Izod Center) in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. 12 Arkansas 86, No. 1995 Tournament Postseason History 1997 Tournament.